How Central African sculpture reshaped the trajectory of Western Modernism
In short: This lecture explores the profound legacy of Central African reliquary art. It examines the spiritual motivations behind these celebrated sculptures and their transformative influence on the Western avant-garde.
This session explores the historical background of sculpture from Central Africa, led by Jack Flam, a City University of New York professor specialising in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century European and American Art. It seeks to understand the spiritual impetus for their creation and draws parallels between these traditions and other major world movements, highlighting their significant impact on modern Western art.
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